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Information Dissemination and the Cesarean Birth Rate: The Illinois Experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Denise M. Oleske ,
Gerald L. Glandon ,
Daniel J. Tancredi ,
Mehdi Nassirpour  and
John R. Noak
Denise M. Oleske
Affiliation:
Rush University
Gerald L. Glandon
Affiliation:
Rush University
Daniel J. Tancredi
Affiliation:
Rush University
Mehdi Nassirpour
Affiliation:
Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council
John R. Noak
Affiliation:
Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council
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Abstract

A study was initiated to investigate the impact of information dissemination in Illinois upon the projected rise in the cesarean birth rate over the period from 1986 through 1988. The total cesarean birth rate in Illinois had not changed significantly during this period, whereas the rate of vaginal births after cesarean sections (VBAC) increased by 58.4% (p <.001). Information dissemination may have contributed to stemming an increase in the cesarean birth rate in Illinois while promoting VBAC deliveries.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , Fall 1992 , pp. 708 - 718
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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